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You might remember it as HUNTR/X Golden, the KPop Demon Hunters song

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2025·The last few years

A song by a group that does not exist won an Academy Award and a Grammy.

At a glanceThe facts

Remembered as
HUNTR/X Golden
Spread in
2025
Format
Sound
Era
The last few years
Performed by
Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, singing as the fictional group Huntrix
Taken from
The animated film KPop Demon Hunters, released on Netflix on 20 June 2025
Made by
Written by Ejae and Mark Sonnenblick, with others
Origin
Origin not yet established
Available
Playable from the source

What this wasThe story

The centrepiece song of Netflix's animated film KPop Demon Hunters, performed by the fictional girl group Huntrix — voiced by Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami — released 4 July 2025.

Eight weeks at number one on the Hot 100, a record twenty weeks atop Billboard Global Excl. U.S., the longest-running number one by an animated act on the UK chart, and the first K-pop UK number one since Gangnam Style. The film became Netflix's most-streamed title ever at 236 million views.

Why it matteredWhat changed

A song sung by an animated group that does not exist reached number one in Britain and America. It is the second K-pop song to top the British chart, after Gangnam Style.

TimelineIn order

  1. Made

    KPop Demon Hunters is released on Netflix.1

  2. Posted

    The song is released as a single.1

  3. Record

    It becomes the first song by a female K-pop group to top Spotify’s daily chart in the United States.1

  4. Record

    It reaches number one on the UK singles chart.1

  5. Later

    The lyric video passes a billion views on YouTube.1

What people misrememberSet straight

Commonly remembered asIt is by a K-pop group called Huntrix.

ActuallyHuntrix is fictional. Three singers perform as its members.1

LegacyWhat it left behind

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The version shown here is an official copy on YouTube, published by a rights holder.

Where it came fromWhat we know

Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.

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SourcesWhat was read

  1. Wikipedia — Golden (Huntrix song)

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